My Reviews

This book starts slow and several members did not finish the book. Everyone who finished the book really liked it and found it inspiring. Most of us plan on reading the next book What Difference Do it Make?

This book gave a graphic description of medical treatment during the civil war. It was well researched. It was also a book about women's rights. Mary was unable to get into medical school because she was a woman. She becomes a doctor at the end of the book.

We had a couple in our group who really liked this book. The rest had problems finishing it. It was an easier read than most books we read, but this also made it less interesting for many. Several of us watched the movie and enjoyed it.

Our group liked the characters in this book. We were surprised that such a young women could be so strong in her convictions that she would go against orders from her bosses at work. Several in our book club were unaware of this part of our history.

Only half of our book club finished this book. It was not a fun book to read. The main problem people had was the way it changed from present tense to past tense in the same paragraph and we were sometimes left wondering where we were. I found it easier to follow by the time I had read half of the book.

Our book club had very mixed opinions about this book. Only half of our club finished the book. The half that finished the book liked it, although it took them about 100 pages before they wanted to read more. The half that did not finish it found it difficult to get involved in because it jumped between time periods and characters.

Only half of our club read this book. The ones who finished it loved it and found it inspiring. The ones who didn't finish it were bored with all of the rowing details. I personally loved it and I am recommending it to others.